Linda
Higgins
wrote:
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Hi, guys —
This doesn't have to do with Catholicism per
se, but, being from New Orleans, I correlate
Mardi Gras and Easter.
- Aren't there 40 days of Lent?
Mardi Gras was on February 15th this year.
- How can Easter be April 14th?
That puts the two days 59 days apart. This puzzle
is driving me crazy.
- Can anyone explain this to me?
Thanks for your help.
Linda
Houston, Texas
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Seeing there are forty days in Lent, why don't the days between Mardi Gras and Easter equal forty? }
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John
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Hi, Linda —
Well first of all, you start counting
on Ash Wednesday not Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras).
Secondly, you don't ever count Sundays.
I haven't done the math, nor do I
intend to, but if you want to try
again, in the light of the above
information, you can let us know
how many days you come up with.
John
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Francis
Jesch, a friend of Mike's replied:
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Hi, Mike!
John is correct.
A couple of corrections from Linda
Higgins' query.
- Mardi Gras this year was February
16th (not 15th);
- Easter Sunday will be April 4th (not 14th).
If you count the days beginning from Ash Wednesday (February 17th) and end
on Holy Saturday (April 3rd), there
are forty days, if you exclude the
Sundays.
Francis
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Linda
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Thank you for your help.
My son, who lives in New Orleans,
told me that Easter is on the 14th.
That just goes to show you what he
knows.
I didn't think to check on the internet.
I just took his word for it. No wonder
I couldn't figure it out.
Linda
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